The federal government has announced it would provide 300
billion rupees ($3.65 billion) to help state-run oil refiners
move towards cleaner energy, a step aimed at helping the country
achieve its 2070 net-zero carbon emission target.
"Refineries in the country already utilise hydrogen for
internal consumption which has the potential to be converted
into green hydrogen," Teli said in a written reply to a
lawmaker's question.
Below is the capacity of green hydrogen projects that
various refiners aim to set up, with production beginning from
2025-26.
Company State Green Hydrogen Completion
Capacity by
Kilo Tonnes
Per Annum
IOCL Haryaana 7 2025-26
BPCL Madhya Pradesh 10 2030
HPCL Andhra Pradesh 7.3 2025-26
NRL Assam 5 2030
MRPL Karnataka 0.5 2025
CPCL Tamil Nadu 1 2026-27
IOCL: Indian Oil Corp Ltd BPCL: Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd NRL : Numaligarh Refinery Ltd
MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
($1 = 82.2500 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)